With the trend increasingly leaning towards green options in construction, the recyclable potential of the materials used becomes an important factor. So is the use of alternatives to wood.

And what better option if the alternative used not only simulates wood in its appearance but also packs in a few added benefits.

If the alternative also fulfils the green requirement of better thermal efficiency along with maintenance free features, it works as a tailor made replacement to wood.

Deccan Structural Systems has come out with a steel alternative for wooden doors where the doors come in shades of wood. Made from pre-treated steel, these doors are considered to be three times more resistant to deformation compared to wood.

Given their sleek wood grain finish, they can almost be mistaken for a wooden door.

Says Vincent Mendonza, Marketing Manager, Decca Structural Systems, “These doors are not only fire and corrosion resistant, they are also crime proof as they are extremely strong and come with a multiple locking system.” Given the steel component, he says the installation of these doors has to be planned in advance.

The door comes with a steel frame and hence needs to be fitted while the construction is in progress.